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Sophia V. Schweitzer

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Climate Crisis/Leadership

Are countries legally required to protect their citizens from climate change?

by Sophia V. Schweitzer

This article was originally published by Ensia. On June 24, 2015, a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to act

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